Re: [cobalt-users] open raq distro

[Ryan Verner <xfesty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

(Crossposted to cobaltfacts, where much Qbalt discussion tends to occur 
- hint hint)

I eat my words:

On 08/01/2004, at 6:34 PM, Ryan Verner wrote:
> One RaQ3's more than enough :-)  I'm hoping to get a few more 
> developers onboard at Linux.Conf.Au for Qbalt,

I want a development team to kick off any day now, but it'll be after 
LCA has died down and I have spare time again.  I need package 
maintainers/backporters, interface coders, installer coders, 
documentation writers, and of course testers, so keep your ears out if 
you're interested.  Website will happen Anyday Soon Now, along with 
mailing lists and such - I planned to do it in my holidays, but it 
seems with the conference and other work stuff, I didn't even get spare 
time in my holidays.  D'oh.

Original plan for Qbalt was just a Debian installer, then a basic 
interface, then I got completely carried away and its featureset now 
seems to exceed what the Cobalt's had (but there's still some stuff 
missing).  I've neglected some core parts though (because it's more fun 
to develop new features, grin), which is why there's been no release 
yet, but it's about time I got some other coders onboard.

> though; the amount of emails I've had with people interested in it is 
> insane.   I /still/ haven't written up the concepts and policies 
> behind Qbalt (sigh, last year has really really really really sucked 
> in terms of spare time), but I can certainly do this in person.
>
> I *want* to get something out, but there's a lot of work still to be 
> done.  I'm at the point

Just so I don't scare anybody, 'lot of work' isn't intended 
comparatively, most of the stuff's been done, but there's still rough 
edges that need to be polished off that will still take quite a bit of 
work/time.

I'm still planning on a 0.5 release, which will be a chopped down 
interface with much stuff hard coded (instead of using the abstraction 
layers).

>  where I'm happy to bring other people onboard.
> If you're coming to LCA, let me know.

Same goes for you cobaltfacts guys - let me know if you're coming.  I 
want to hold a Qbalt discussion session - originally I wanted a FIXIT, 
but I'm the organiser of the FIXIT's and holding my own whilst trying 
to organise the others may prove somewhat interesting.  Something 
alternate may need to be organised.

> R
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